Interaction of Bacillus Polymyxa with some oxide minerals with reference to mineral beneficiation and environmental control

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1339-1354

  Deo, Namita ^a   Natarajan, K A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Flocculation; Froth flotation; Oxide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BENEFICIATION; CALCITE; CORUNDUM; FLOCCULATION; FROTH FLOTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; QUARTZ; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BACILLUS POLYMYXA; HEMATITE;

ORE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031332503     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00125-8     Document Type: Article

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